Friedman v. State of New York

24 N.Y.2d 528 (1969)

Louis L. Friedman, Respondent,

v.

State of New York, Appellant. (Claim No. 44913.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued January 23, 1969.

Decided April 23, 1969.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Jeremiah Jochnowitz and Ruth Kessler Toch of counsel), for appellant.

John T. DeGraff, Theodore Kiendl, Richard E. Nolan and James W. B. Benkard for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BERGAN, KEATING, BREITEL and JASEN concur with Judge SCILEPPI; Judge BURKE dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion.

SCILEPPI, J.

In 1956 claimant, Louis Friedman, was elected…